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Bollars.

C. H. BENSON,

MANAGER.

Hongkong.

LITTLE FOLKS' CORNER.

ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS.

CHIP HAS A FEAST.

Monday morning, instead of going to the Meadow Grove school where Mr. Scribble Scratch was putting lessons on the blackboard,

TELEGRAPH.

FAIR PLAY FOR OUR

WOMEN..

Where They Get Less than Justice.

|

FRIDAY, APRIL 8. · 1921.

thousand if you like, and it is still a very small proportion of the women of England. Bring into your mind every really flighty, uttorly selfish girl of your ac quaintance, and you can pass a thousand in the street any day who will give the lie to the opin- ion you have thus formed; a thousand happy sweethearts and wives, each the crowning blessing of some lucky dog of a man, for every one of the other sort you can put on your list.

are

Whatever be the Attitude of the moderu, or now." woman to- wards her social obligations, it is a certain fact that the limelight which is being shed on her is not doing anything to help her. It is breeding in the hearts of mon a totally wrong attitude toward the If you think women, with few opposite sex that attitude of ex- exceptions, are selfish, vain, and pecting the worst which is an inunreliable, you

woefully fallible breeder of the worst, statee wrong, my friend; but if you turn Mr. Hubert Gregory."

it the other way round, you get After all, most of us behave just to the truth. precisely as we are expected to behave. David Copperfield's feel- ing that Steerforth's servant re- garded him as being very young always resulted in his behaving as though he was very young when in the pr senco of that un- comfortable person, and the ex- ample is not a whit overdrawn.

If the modern woman is ex-

pected to bo more devored to dancing than to home; if she is constantly expected to he a creature of no stability and an incipient divorcee-well, she will at the part, whatever she may really be. She will unconsciously follow public opinion; and the mere fact that that opinion has been put thoroughly, out of focus by too much concentration on foibles, and too little vision of the charactor which underlies them, will have no effect at all on her behaviour. With her, as with her audience, it is the visible

that conals all the time.

A LOW STANDPOINT, The difficulty under which present day Eve labours was well illustrated by a conversation I recently had with a somewhat cynical Adam. He had been reading of the American lady

ASIA

BANKS.

BANKS.

BANKING CORPORATION. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION, HEAD OFFICE HONGKONG.

(AN AMERICAN BANK)

U.S. $4,000,000.

Paid-up Capital

$ 5.000.000

A

U.S. $1,489,000. BRANCH:

Heserve Funds:

Sterling...

SAN FRANCISCO

CAPITAL SURPLUS & UNDIVIDED PROFITS: HEAD OFFICE:

NEW YORK. Ú.S.A

CANTON

HEAD OFFICE FOR THE ORIENT:

CHANGSHA

- HANKOW

SHANGHAL

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PEKING

MANILA

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All Descriptions of banking business transacted. Interest allowed on Current Accounts, Savings Accounts and Fixed Deposits in Local Currency. U.S. Dollars, Sterling or Erancs.

American Bankers Association mad Quaranty Trust Company of New York Travellers Cheques sold by us. Payable throughout the world.

D. M. BIGGAR,

In public ovidence the other day, a woman said--"We have a hard pinch to make ends meet; so hard that John has even wanted to give up his tobacco; but I wouldn't let him do that." That woman represents a million of the women of England for every one that is represented by THE BANK OF CHINA. the latest divôtree or the latest woman of scandal, Sho never energes into prominence becauRE she is so utterly commonplace; and we can thank our lucky stars for her commonnese.

Manager.

INDUSTRIELLE

BANQUE

De CHINE. (PRENCH BANE)

(Specially authorized by Pre-Hubsoribed Capitai

Paid-up Capit sidential Mandate of the Republic Reserve Funds of China on the 22nd of Novem- porits....... her, 1917.)

HEAD OFFICE: PEKING

How many millions of women are there to-day who, seeing themselves out-dressed by other Authorized Capitai..$60,000,000.00 women, giving up little luxuries Paid up Capital..... 12.279,800.00 and even little necessities, tha! Reserve Funda...... 7,796,023,00. the children may be clothod and educated, find their life's pleasure in all that is represented by "not allowing John to give up his tobacco"? And how thousands of our single girls. butterflies Lough. they be, will find a life's happiness in just that same way when their turn comes?

Jay

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Silver

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$21.500.000

Arteve Tanbaltay of ProqueletosER $15,000,00

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C. T. M. kina, Reg.- Chairman.

ti. Modwril; Esq,--Neputy Chairman,

D. G. M. Berard, Ny T. A. Plomer Ex A. f. L'ompton, Eig A. 0. Lang Bag A. 9. Aubhay. En

1. Mr. V. l'are Hon. Mr. P. B, Boyunk! W. L. Patdenden, Pa

Chief Manager ·-- Hon. Mr. A. G-STEPHES Mranger Hongkong, H. Marlow, En Aeting Manager Shrughat B. Brit. Be,'

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Hongkong, 26th February. 1920.

#100,000. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK..

La

↑ 10,000,000

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The Chinese Government owns one-third by the HOSTRONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING the Capital.

Rules may bọ odified on applicatio. INTEREST a deset

hairman of the Tinned of Diegoturn:

Andre Deri

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Tanka

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China and Correspondents in Japan. New York, San Francisco," London Bankers:-The National Singapore and Manila,

Answer those questions, thou disrespecter of women, and see where they lead. Fossibly when they are answered you will be prepared to help the selfish minority by expecting better her pearls, under police super-things of them.

who was condemned to

Wen

| vision, for thirty days each year, Certainly you will roalise withi because reversionary Ingatees amaze and humility the profound complained that they were losing good that has been done to your their lustre through remainingown life by the very ordinary unworn; and his attitude was women who have entered into it. one of ridicule.

**It must be a spoof," he said, "and a jolly poor one al that. Fancy a modern woman being compelled to wear pearls! Why.

"For the Blood is the Life."

dangle a rope of pearls before the Sufferers

eyes of girl, and you'll find she'll wear them fast enough; and the stones in her engagement ring, or that other ring which has no stones, won't stop her. Compelled to wear pearls, indeed! Pehaw!". I couldn't help wondering if all mian thought of women from this disgustingly low standpoint; and conversations with many other convinced me that the

men

I majority of them would cordially agree with my friend. Yet he was hopelessly wrong.

How is it that modern opinior male opinion at any rate seems

to regard the girls and women of today merely as flighty beings. willing to amuse so long as they

where Nancy was making a new supply of dunce caps, and where are amused, and just as ready Nick was ringing the bell, what should Chip Chipmunk do but par- ter over to the beautiful buckwheat held be had seen waving in the wind on the other side of Lily Pond.

to be amused elsewere when one It is source palls upon them Y cert siniy unt a doctrine which is held for is truth, for it is pro-

Ever since Saturday, when he first smelled it at the pionie, Chip's mouth had been watering for it, for Chip loves backwheatfoundly untrue. about as well as you love candy. If you'd seo a whole field off I am inclined to think it is h- caramels and folly-pops and marshunallows and other delicions cause wo hear so much of those things waving at you and seeming to call out, “Come and taste me,į women who, failing to reach bon- little boy, or little girl," do you think you'd say," No, no, kind sugar est fame, seek notoriety rather plums, I can't? I must go to school!"

than obscurity. The repeated

Perhaps you might say it, but I do hope you'll never have to de-comments on a long list of divorce cide between a fieldful of temptation and school, as Chip did.

cuses, the prominence given to. He climbed over rocks, and scrambled through gullies, and the escapades of runaways and waded through little creeks, and, by and by, there he stond, beside those who elope, the lurid re- velations of unsatisfactory lives. which occasionally eonie vividly into prominence are all factors in that opinion which is summed up by the average man in the phrase: "I wouldn't trust any of them." It is because we never hear of the homely virtues of the com- monplace wife, sweetheart, and mother that we forget they are with us, just as they have always beon.

BİR NƏĞZIMĚ

He got busy stuffing his pouchy little cheeks with the goodies.

his beautiful buckwheat field, where the browny-white blossom heads were noilding with heavy sweet grain, and a few late buzzy- bees were droning about sucking up honey.

Chip didn't lose a wink of time. He got busy at once snipping off the grains and stuffing out his pouchy little cheeks with the goodies. Soon hie sleek little sides were stuffed pretty tight, and his tummy was as solid as a ball, but he kept saying to hisolf, "Just one more nibble. Just one more nibble!" And he waded deeper and deeper into the field.

Suddenly he hond a loud buzzing, a very loud one, and he looked up quickly at the waving grain tops high over his head. But he couldn't see anything but blossoms.

* My, that's a loud bee!" he thought.

(To be continued to-morrow.)

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JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the most digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods of Infants and Dyspeptics: (3) MILFORD-MCGRATH FLUID | INSECTICIDE the Beat Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, Bugs, Flies and all other Insect Pests in Summer days; and (4) JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses.

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47 and 48 Comaught Road Central, Hongkongi

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New York Bankers: The Irving National Bank. Interest allowed on. Current Ac-

counts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application. Every description of Banking

Business transacted.

granted securities. Special facilities Exchange.

Interest on Fixed Deposite ai the following rates:-

Loans

on

for

URAD OFFICE:

74, Rue Baint-Lmente, PARIA BRANCHES:

Thangkong

von

+19

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Meklen New York Pekin Fand Prush Nalzon

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VI

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IN FRANCY: Rumpeta General pour favor

in Developpement du Commerce et de

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IN BAN-FRANCISCO: "Inter Sulion Dank. Carrespondent the Charl Comm-rota Centree of the World.

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Jnterest on Current Avapurts and Fixed

Depois in Local Currency and in Boid. Terima on applicating.

Every description of Banking and Exabange business transartet.

Special fantazies for French exchangu.

M. MONT ARG18.

Manager

Hongkong, 20th January, 1921.

approved

Home BANQUE, DE L'INDO-CHINE

For 3 months 3% per annum For 6 months 4% per annum For 12 months 5% per annuin

(FRENCH BANK.)

lex Mo: 15 bis Rue Emžite, Yazi.

Fräsen #9,600,000

50,000,000

Capital...

| Kratzver

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Bangkok Battambang

BRANCHES AND ADENCICH.

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Wante se

Halgun dophi

Noumea

Paporte

Saphon Hanko Bapol

Pexing

Phem-Fehn

Fondiebery

TSUYER PET

Manager.j

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

HEAD

OFFICE

BANKERS.

Singapore

Tarots Taarnbe Vatrenstock

IN PRANCE: Comptove National d'Errupte

te Parin Credit Lynunanu; Banqu de Paris et dea Pays-Bas; lecilit Industrietes Commercial Mounte Generale.

IN LONDON: The National Provincia And Enion Bank of England Ltd., Gum- ptoir National d'Escompto de Paris; Prenst Lyonuals.

No. 2, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG. Established 1919.

.......$2,400,000.00 | |K NEW YORK: J.

..500, 400 DO

PAID-UP CAPITA RESERVE FUND...

DIRECTORS:

Mr. Pong Wai Ting, Chairman.

Ma. Chow Show Son,

Mr. Li Konu Chan,

Mr. Fung Ping Shan,

Mr. P. E. Kwok,

Me. Kan Ying Po,

Mr. Mok Chine Rong.

Hr. Wong Yoo Tour,

Mr. Chan Chine Shuk,

Mr. Ng Chang Lik, Mr. Kan Chi Nain.

Chief Manager. Mr. Reu Tong Fo

Asst. Manager, Mr. Li. The Fung

BRANCHES & AGENCIES:---

LONDON

SHANGHAI

KOBE

NAGASAKI SINGAPORE

TIENTSIN MANILA

SAMARANC

NEW YORK

SAN FRANCISCO

YOKOHAMA

SAICON

PENANG

HANKOW

BATAYIA

SOURABAYA

Lundun Bunker :-The London Joint City, and Midland Bank, Ltd.

Every description of Banking and Exchange business traveled. Loans granted of approved securities.

Interest slowed on f'urrent Deposit Account at the rate of Two per cont. per annum on Sav log Account Four per cunt per annum, and Find Deposite at the follow lug rate;

Fur & montlis at the rate of 3% per ansta For 6 months at the rate of 4% per annum For 12 months at the rate of 5% per sonum

KAN TONG PU,

Chin Maunger.

Bougkong, October 1m? 1020.

THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LIMITED.

Horgen & Co. Interest allowed on Current Accounts and Pized Deponite mocording to serangement.

Every description of barking and exonnage business transsoled.

V MARSOF.. Acting aanzet. Hongkong, October 21st, 1918,

THE MERCANTILE BANK

INDIA, LIMITED.

Read Doe 18, Gracechuras

direet, London, M. C. 5

Aathurlend Capital

Sulmozibad Capital

Paid tip Capital Rearert Fund

BANKEDS.

The Bank of England.

Mi nthly balane For 15 Hongking on

in allowed as the

at 821 per

nu

Shanghai banking

A. O. STEPHEN,

Chief Manager.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Enviromeated by Royal Chat 1853.

| VADAR CAPITAL...........

RESERVE FEND........

RESERVE LIABILITY OF

PROPRACTO)(2...........................................

43,000,000

£3,000,00

PORPIGS EXCHASUE nd General Bank ingen transacted.

CURRENT ACCUESTS opened aus FIXED DEPOSITS reerivest for 1 yend or clerkin perial auty whick will be quoted an application.

A. H. FERGUSON,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 1st January, 1914.

BANK OF CANTON LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKUNG

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking Busines

Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 Months 3% per anNÜIL. For 6 Months 4% per annum. For 12 Montie 44% per annUTH.

LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LTD.

ESTABLISand 1369.

Cmpltal fully peat up Beures Fund

BRIATIO

OF Bombay

ہو۔

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Y. 13.000.COM

HEAD OFPICH, YOKOHAMA,

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Changahan

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1,800,000

1,050,000

1,960,000

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INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS: UNDIVIDED FIROFITS:

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Every description of Banking and Rxubange † (Orised by the National Cit Bank of New York.) banizene szansanted.

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Intereal allowed on Current Accounts at 2 per dent per sanum on Daily Balmacer, and "Bu Pized, Deponitent rates which may be saderiained

on application.

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THE CHINESE MERCHANTS. BANK. LTD.,

IISA OTION Alexandra Buildings, Chatar Houd. Gegeza) Banking Bad Ergasage busines traated:

Losse grassed on approved securities, Current Accouais apoped and Find Deposité. IDRIVEĎ NI zatan'whaluh, may ba'avoorikland on application.

condania a Baringo De Art

CEC, LAN,

• The B sk's

Dat..

HEAD OFFICE; - |St. George's Building, Hongkong.

Chairman of Board of Directors

Mr. Wong Shiu Ham Chlef Manager... Mr. L. 8. Holum Asst. Manager...Mr. K. T. Wong Hongkong Manager

JAVA DBatavia, Noúrabays,

| PANAMA : Colon, Panania,

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BRANCUKA OF THE NATIONAL CITY HANK OF NEW YORS. ARGENTINA: Huesos Alem, Rosario,

BRAZIL Balzia,

OPLEICH: Ante Porto Alegre

Rio de Janeiro, Bantas, Ban Paula, CHILK : MwBlaga, Valparaito, COLOMBIA: Borranguilla, Bogota, Medallim, CUBA favana and 2) cities in ('un, PERU; Litas,

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TRINIDAD: Port of Epsia, FRUGUAY :. Montevideo, VENEZUELA: Coracha, DN

Foreign exchange and general banking business transacted.

Garrent Savings, and Fixed dentalta hear interests at rates 76 6% and 5% per annum re-

L. 8. HOLUM,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd October, 1920,

Adesoriptions of banking, biwininu, iwza Interest - Allowed va qurani, mowanie IKË. || Bend Topovića su ional af föreiga, quzam zatos to be ascertained on appliontiporno

OBUSUR HOOK

tongheng, 17th.